Using http.request to request data but got a heart-shaped icon?

Question

Using http.request to request data but got a heart-shaped icon?

Code:

var req = http.request(options, function(res) {
  res.setEncoding('utf8');
  res.on('data', function (chunk) {
      var raw_data = chunk
      **console.log('raw_data:', raw_data);**
  }
});

This is what I got (can't copy & paste here so I put a screen shot)

Output when I print the chunk

node.js
httprequest

Answer 1

You are receiving binary data.

When you log the data out you are interpreting this as text, sending it through an encoding process. My best guess is that the heart symbol is the first byte, then you have a sequence that terminates the string.

Use a simple loop to write out the data if you want to visualize it.